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Drawbore

Draw′boreˊ

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Noun.
(Joinery)
A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.
Weale.

Draw′boreˊ

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Verb.
T.
1.
To make a drawbore in;
as, to
drawbore
a tenon
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2.
To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.

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drawbore

drawbore

English

Noun

drawbore (plural drawbores)

  1. (joinery) A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when driven into it, will draw these parts together.

Verb

drawbore (third-person singular simple present drawbores, present participle drawboring, simple past and past participle drawbored)

  1. To make a drawbore in
    to drawbore a tenon
  2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of thrusting, a revolving tool through it.

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